| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1945-05-02)2 May 1945 (age 79) | ||
| Place of birth | BarnehurstKent, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1979 | Charlton Athletic[1] | 532 | (92) |
| 1979 | Columbus Magic | ||
| 1979–81 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979–1982 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (assistant) | ||
| 1981–1987 | Gillingham | ||
| 1989–1991 | Maidstone United | ||
| 2011 | Charlton Athletic (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Keith Peacock (born 2 May 1945) is an English formerfootballer andmanager. He was the first player to come on as asubstitute inthe Football League.
Peacock was born inBarnehurst.[1] and educated atErith Grammar School.
Peacock played his entire professional career forCharlton Athletic, making over 500Football League appearances between 1962 and 1979.[2] In May 1963 he scored in the 2-1 last day of season victory atWalsall that kept Charlton in the second tier and relegated Walsall.[citation needed] On 21 August 1965, he became the firstsubstitute used inthe Football League when he replaced injuredgoalkeeperMick Rose after 11 minutes of an away match againstBolton Wanderers.[3]
He played for theColumbus Magic of theASL before joining his old friendGordon Jago as his assistant manager and player at theTampa Bay Rowdies in theNorth American Soccer League until 1982.[4] Peacock's last appearance as a player for the Rowdies was during the1980–81 indoor season.
Peacock was manager ofGillingham between 1981 and 1987 and thenMaidstone United between 1989 and 1991. He later served as assistant manager atCharlton Athletic before stepping down after the resignation ofAlan Curbishley in 2006. He moved toWest Ham United where he became first a scout and then assistant manager underAlan Pardew and Alan Curbishley. He ended this role at the end of the2006–07 season.[5]
In September 2007 Peacock returned to Charlton in the role of honorary associate director.[6]
On 4 January 2011, Peacock was appointed caretaker manager of Charlton following the departure ofPhil Parkinson.[7]
Peacock married Lesley and has a son,Gavin (born 1967), who also became a professional footballer. He also has a daughter called Lauren[8] and four grandchildren.[9] In 2004, his autobiographyNo Substitute was published byCharlton Athletic.[10] In 2013, he was inducted into the Charlton Athletic Hall of Fame.
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